Ghana
Global: PwC fined nearly £1.8m over BT fraud audit failures
Accounting firm failed to act with ‘requisite professional scepticism’ says accounting regulator the FRC PwC has been fined almost £1.8m for failing to ...
Global
Global: Robinhood to cut 23% of staff, crypto unit fined $30m
Stock trading app Robinhood is to cut almost a quarter of its staff while its crypto arm has been fined $30 million by ...
Mauritius
Mauritius: Rwanda and Mauritius Data Protection Authorities Discuss Cooperation and Share Experiences in the Financial Sector
The Data Protection Commissioner of Mauritius, Mrs. Drudeisha Madhub visited Rwanda for discussions on collaboration between the respective Data Protection Authorities. During her ...
Kenya
Kenya: Kenya beefs up consumer data protection
The Kenyan Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has imposed harsher regulation on protecting consumer data, targeting fintechs and startups in the ...
Global
Global: Goldman Sachs’s credit card division under investigation by CFPB
Goldman Sachs’ credit cards unit undergoing investigation by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). According to a securities filing, the Wall Street giant was ...
Kenya
Kenya: KRA Extends Deadline for ETR System Migration to September 30
Traders can heave a sigh of relief after the Kenya Revenue Authority extended the compliance deadline to switch the new Electronic Tax Registers(ETRs) ...
Ghana
Ghana: Regulator disapproves Vodafone Ghana sale to Telecel
The application by Vodafone Group to transfer 70% of the shares in Vodafone Ghana to Telecel Group has been declined by the National ...
Global
Global: NortonLifeLock and Avast $8.6b deal gets provisional yes from UK regulator
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has given a provisional nod to the proposed merger of British cybersecurity company Avast and US rival ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: NBC Fines MultiChoice, NTA, Others N5M Each Over Contents on Armed Bandits
The National Broadcasting Commission, fined Multichoice Nigeria Limited, owners of DSTV, TelCom Satellite Limited (TSTV); NTA- Startimes Limited Five Million Naira (N5,000,000.00) each ...
Regulatory
Uganda: Ucc to Switch Off Six Million Fake Phones in Rejuvenated Campaign
Telecom industry regulator, Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has said that in a rejuvenated campaign targeting fake devices, it is among others going to ...
